Common Sports Injuries

Some of the most common injuries as a result of a specific sport include:

Sprains and strains

Tendonitis

Stress fractures and shin splints

Sprains occur when the muscles and tendons are stretched beyond their normal range of motion. Strains occur when the ligaments are stretched or torn.

Tendonitis occurs when a particular area of the body is overused, resulting in pain, swelling and painful movement. When the joints are overused, the tendons become inflamed, causing the joint to move incorrectly. Tendonitis can occur in any joint of the body but most often occurs in the wrists, elbows, knees and shoulders. Common tendonitis injuries include carpel tunnel syndrome, tennis and golfers elbow, runner’s knee and rotator cuff injuries.

Stress fractures occur when activity is increased rapidly before the body has been properly conditioned. Stress fractures most commonly occur in the feet, ankles and shins and result in pain, mild to moderate swelling and pain or difficulty when walking. Shin splints occur when the muscles in the lower leg become inflamed. Specifically, this affects the muscles used in raising the foot towards the shin. Like stress fractures, shin splints are typically the direct result of rapidly increasing activity levels without proper conditioning or preparation. Shin splints cause pain and minor swelling.

Natural Sports Injury Treatment in Edmonds

Here at, Optimal Health Chiropractic and Massage Clinic, we diagnose and treat sports injuries naturally so that you can get back to your healthy and active lifestyle. The moment you feel pain or hear an odd noise from your body while exercising or participating in an activity immediately stop the activity. Pain and cracking or popping noises indicate that an injury has been experienced.

Applying ice and heat and resting the injured area for 48 hours can lessen the pain and promote healing. However, after 48 hours, resting is not beneficial and chiropractic care should be utilized to heal your injury and reduce your recovery time.

We offer chiropractic adjustments, corrective exercises, nutritional counseling, lifestyle advice and massage therapy for the healing of sports injuries. Chiropractic adjustments ensure that your joints and vertebrae are in their proper alignment. This promotes proper joint movements and removes excess pressure from the surrounding muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves.

Corrective exercises help strengthen injured muscles and promote proper movement so that healing can take place and the likelihood of future injuries is reduced.

Nutritional counseling can help you eat the right foods for your body and ensure that you are getting the proper amounts of vitamins and minerals. Lifestyle advice can teach you new ways to do common tasks so that you do not reinjure yourself during the healing process or after you are healed.

At Optimal Health Chiropractic and Massage we care about your well being and want to make sure you always have access to the very best in healthcare and medical advice. That's why you can always call us any time to speak directly to one of our Doctors about your health. Just call the number above or click the button and e-mail us your question and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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